Ohio Weekly Roundup

10.19.2018

Ohio Weekly Roundup 10.19.2018

Ohio Weekly Roundup 10.19.2018

October 19, 2018Justin Hemminger

CENTRAL

The fourth annual “King of Ohio” beer competition winner will be crowned on Saturday, Oct. 20 atSmokehouse Brewing in Columbus. Organized by Rick Armon of theAkron Beacon Journaland Pat Woodward ofPat’s Pints, the contest seeks out the best Belgian-style beer in the state this year after crowning champs for IPAs (Hoof Hearted), session beers (Streetside) and stouts (Yellow Springs) in previous years. For more details on the competition, read Armon’s write-up atohio.com

Speaking of Belgian beers, theRAM Restaurant & Brewerytapped a special Belgian Quad collaboration this week. Quad-51 was aged in451 Spiritsbourbon barrels for a year, adding a rich, boozy character to the malt sweetness and spicy Belgian yeast esters of the quad. Get it on draft at the RAM’s Dublin brewpub while supplies last.

GREATER CLEVELAND

‘Tis the season forGreat Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale! The traditional first pour party will happen on Thursday, Oct. 25. The Ohio City brewpub will open promptly at 11 a.m. and Brewer Santa will personally deliver and tap the first keg of Christmas Ale at 11:30 a.m. The first bottles and kegs of Christmas Ale will be available exclusively at the Great Lakes gift shop on Friday, Oct. 26, with the beer hitting distribution the following week. For full event details, visitgreatlakesbrewing.com

WelcomeSouthern Tier Brewing Company, the newest member of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association! Southern Tier opened their downtown Cleveland brewpub in the historic Gateway neighborhood in early September of this year. Stop in for some of Southern Tier’s flagship beers and some pub exclusive brews and get yourOhio On Tappassport stamp. Taproom details atstbcbeer.com

NORTHEAST

On Tuesday, Oct. 23,Hop Tree Brewing will hold their second annual fundraiser forTinker’s Creek Watershed Partnersat their Hudson brewery taproom. Tickets are $50 per person and include food, two beer tickets, three raffle tickets, a commemorative beer glass, and an individual membership with TCWP. All proceeds from the event will go directly into restoring, preserving, and protecting the Tinker’s Creek watershed. For tickets, visittinkerscreek.org

This week,Hoppin’ Frogreleased their new winter seasonal, Frogichlaus, a creamy Swiss-style holiday lager with a malty taste and aroma, low bitterness, and reddish-brown color. Released on draft and a limited number of 12 ounce bottles, this mellow and soothing 12.4% ABV sipper may have you hearing theprancing and pawing of little hooveson the roof…

Stein Brewing Companyin Mount Vernon is accepting memberships in their new mug club. Limited to 150 spots, mug club members receive a 24 ounce mug stored on site with your own personal number, a custom keychain, bottle opener, custom flask made from bourbon barrel staves, special edition mug club T-shirt, members-only VIP mug club days, parties and events, and more. Details atfacebook.com/steinbrewco

NORTHWEST

Wild Side Brewingwill release their barrel aged Wild Apple Ale this Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be three variations available: one Citra dry-hopped, one plum-infused, and one blended with blueberry, blackberry and boysenberry. All three versions were aged in Madeira wine barrels and fermented with Wild Side’s house mixed culture. Doors open at noon at their taproom in Grand Rapids. Details atfacebook.com/wildsidebrewingcompany

This week,Lake Rat Brewingtapped their first sour beer. Lab Rat is the brewery’s new base sour ale; the version currently on tap features the addition of a half-pound per gallon of fresh raspberries for a tart, juicy and refreshing experience. Available on draft at the brewpub in Celina while supplies last.

SOUTHEAST

With all the seasonal beers seeming to creep further and further ahead on the calendar, you’ve got to respectHomestead Beer Co.for holding out the release of their pumpkin ale, Spooky Ooze, until the weekend before Halloween. They celebrate the release with a Halloween party at the brewery in Heath on Friday, Oct. 26, including an all-day costume contest, live music, and food from Moe’s Original BBQ. For details, visitfacebook.com/homesteadbeerco

Dungeon Hollow Brewingwill hold their Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 20. Special beer releases are in the offing, though a tap list had not been provided by press time. The Bloomingdale brewery will host a dozen craft vendors, as well as pumpkin carving and painting. For details as they become available, go tofacebook.com/dungeonhollow

SOUTHWEST

Listermann Brewing Companyopened up registration for the League of Extraordinary Chickow!s this week. Chickow! hazelnut double brown ale and its variants have earned medals at the last threeFestival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beerscompetitions, including the 2016 Best-In-Show and 2017 Runner-Up. Each league member gets two exclusive 12 ounce bottles of Chickow! variants each quarter, one exclusive piece of high-end swag and special growler fills of draft-only Chickow! variants. Details and sign-up link atfacebook.com/listermannbrewing

Operation Plowshare,Urban Artifact’s popular blackberry donut Midwest fruit tart returns on Tuesday, Oct. 23. This explosion of flavor boasts an almost unbelievable 2.5 pounds of blackberries per gallon; there’s literally over a ton of fruit added to each 30-barrel batch brewed! Look for cans throughout Ohio next week, or get a sneak peek taste atAle-O-Weenin Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 20.

WEST CENTRAL

Mother Stewart’s Brewing Co.is canning three beers for the first time today – Wet Hop IPA, Porter and Vienna Lager – and will release them into distribution next week. The Springfield brewery has been regularly putting cans into the market since May of this year with previous releases of Cashmere IPA and Amber Lager. Look for cans around the Dayton, Columbus and points between starting next week.

Two new IPAs will soon hit the taps atHairless Hare Brewery. Tapping today at 4 p.m. is Caesar’s Demise, a brut IPA brewed with flaked oats to bolster the mouthfeel while maintaining the style’s signature dryness. On Friday, Oct. 26, Hairless Hare will release Whirlfloced, an IPA with the crystal clear appearance of a West Coast style, but the flavor profile of a New England IPA. Available on draft only at the brewery in Vandalia.

Last chance to buyAle-O-Ween tickets before prices go up at the door on Saturday, Oct. 20! Join 41 Ohio breweries pouring over 100 beers at our annual Halloween party in Dayton. Tickets available atbeerfesttickets.com